1984 Baseball Season

The Detroit Tigers were the dominant team during the 1984 baseball season. They went on to beat the Padres in the 1984 World Series four games to one. Below, are some of the highlights from the 1984 baseball season:

Tigers win their first American League flag since 1968.

Padres become first second-wave expansion team to win the flag in the National League.

Down two games to none in NLCS, Padres rally to beat Cubs in five games.

Tigers sweep Royals in ALCS; the final score was 1-0.

Tigers defeat Padres in the 1984 World Series in five games, as Kirk Gibson clouts two homers in game five to clinch it.

Tiger Jack Morris wins two CG victories in the 1984 World Series.

Detroit's Alan Trammell leads all 1984 World Series players with .450 batting average and collects two homers and six RBI.

Tigers reliever Willie Hernandez wins both the 1984 Cy Young Award and MVP Award, as he earns 32 saves in his first 32 save opportunities.

Cub Rick Sutcliffe is the only Cy Young winner who began his year with another team.